The Golden Striker

Formed in 1952, the Modern Jazz Quartet has influenced the landscape of contemporary jazz for over 40 years. With elements of classical music blended with cool jazz and blues, ?The Golden Striker? epitomizes their elegant brand of jazz. This hard-swinging chart features the unique counterpoint of the original along with feature spots for the bass, saxes, and an optional open solo section.

This amazing collection transcribes nearly 150 of the best-known jazz solos (regardless of the instrument) exactly as recorded by icons of the trade, including: After You've Gone Airegin All The Things You Are Almost Like Being In Love Anthropology Autumn Leaves Back To The Land Before You Go Belem Bernie's Tune Bésame Mucho (Kiss Me Much) Billy Boy Birk's Works Blackbird Blue In Green Blue Seven Blue Train (Blue Trane) Blues By Five Body And Soul Bolivia Boogie Stop Shuffle Bop Boy The Breeze And I Bright Size Life Celia Close Your Eyes Coffee Pot Con Alma Confirmation Cotton Tail Delauney's Dilemma Deluge Django Dolphin Dance Doodlin' Driftin' Easy Living Firm Roots Five Brothers Footprints Freight Trane The Golden Striker Grand Slam Groovin' High Hook Up How Deep Is The Ocean (How High Is The Sky) I Didn't Know What Time It Was I Do It For Your Love I Mean You I Remember Clifford I'll Close My Eyes I'll Remember April I'm Getting Sentimental Over You I'm Old Fashioned In A Sentimental Mood Invitation Israel Just An Old Manuscript K.C. Blues The Lady Is A Tramp Lucky Southern (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over The Maze Mean To Me Midnight Waltz Miles Ahead Milestones Minor Mood Minor Swing Minuano (Six-Eight) Mrs. Parker Of K.C. (Bird's Mother) Moment's Notice Moose The Mooche My Funny Valentine My Romance Never Let Me Go Never Say Yes Never Will I Marry New Orleans Night Train Nuages Once I Loved (Amor Em Paz) (Love In Peace) Opus De Funk Perdido Pure Imagination Quiet Nights Of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) Rainsville Recorda Me Remember Riverboat Shuffle Robbins Nest Safari St. Thomas Senor Blues Seven Steps To Heaven Shawnuff Shoe Shine Boy Shutterbug Sidewinder Since We Met Singin' The Blues Till My Daddy Comes Home Sippin' At Bells Spain Speak Low Speak No Evil Spring Ain't Here Stealin' Apples Stella By Starlight Stolen Moments Take Five Tangerine That Old Feeling This Is New Three Little Words Too Close For Comfort Unit 7 Waltz For Debby 'Way Down Yonder In New Orleans The Way You Look Tonight West End Blues While We're Young Whisper Not Wild Man Blues (Ted Lewis Blues) Windows With A Song In My Heart Woodyn' You You Go To My Head You're A Sweetheart You're My Everything / Instrument en do / Hal Leonard